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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What act did Parliament repeal so that England could be reunited?
(a) Act of Reformation.
(b) Act of Uniformity.
(c) Act of Succession.
(d) Act of Supremacy.

2. When Mary did not deliver by the end of May, what did she believe?
(a) God was punishing her for failing to adequately provide for the poor.
(b) God was punishing her for failing to provide clemency to heretics.
(c) God was punishing her for failing to marry when she was a young woman.
(d) God was punishing her for failing to sufficiently punish heresy.

3. After Philip left to help Charles V in his wars, what did Elizabeth do in order NOT to incite Mary's anger?
(a) Study music.
(b) Learn Spanish.
(c) Leave court.
(d) Attend mass.

4. According to Weir, what did Mary most likely suffer from that accounted for her not giving birth?
(a) Pseudocyesis.
(b) Menopause.
(c) Hydatidiform mole.
(d) Intrauterine death.

5. How did Mary feel about her sister Elizabeth who stayed at court after Philip's departure?
(a) She feared her.
(b) She respected her.
(c) She loved her.
(d) She despised her.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Thomas Wyatt confessed to the council about contacting Elizabeth twice, what did he tell her?

2. Before Philip left to help Charles V in his wars, what did he ask Mary to do?

3. Why did Mary not want Jane Grey to be executed?

4. How did Mary respond to Charles V putting his son Prince Philip as a candidate for marriage?

5. Who did Philip of Spain arrive with in England?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Thomas Wyatt and a group of men meet in November, 1554, and why was it significant?

2. Why did Charles V put forth Philip of Spain as a candidate for marriage to Queen Mary?

3. Why did Parliament repeal the Act of Supremacy, passed under Henry VIII, and who returned to England following its repeal?

4. Why was the Protestant rebellion squelched by Mary, and what did it signify for her councilors?

5. What was the purpose of the Counter-Reformation, and what did it do?

6. Discuss Elizabeth's confinement in the Tower and what it revealed about her character?

7. What choice did Mary make after Philip was excommunicated?

8. How did Mary want to deal with Elizabeth regarding Wyatt's rebellion, and why is it significant?

9. What was Philip's state of mind at Hampton Court regarding Mary not giving birth, and why did he leave?

10. How did Jane Grey and her husband Guilford compose themselves at their execution, and why was it significant?

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